History ---Beer has always been a popular beverage because it does not deteriorate during long periods of storage and is adaptable to all climates. With various names and in many forms it has been produced from the earliest times. It was made in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece. At first brewed in the home or in monasteries, beer had become a commercial product in Europe by the late Middle Ages. In modern times it is a staple large-scale manufacture in almost all industrialized countries, especially in Great Britain, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the United States. In the New World, the art of brewing was practiced by the Native Americans before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. The first Europeans to brew beer in America were the Virginia colonists of 1587. Manufacture of beer was encouraged in early colonial laws in America as a means of reducing the consumption of stronger alcoholic beverages. This traditional policy was generally followed in the laws of the various states and the federal government until World War I. Under wartime restrictions the brewing of beer was first limited and then prohibited. Beer containing more than 0.5 percent alcohol was included in the prohibition of intoxicating beverages by legislation under the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Congress legalized beer containing 3.5 percent alcohol in March 1933, and eight months later the Prohibition amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
My hubby and I have a beer can chicken cooker and we love it the chicken is sooo moist and skin soo crispy. my hubby makes the chicken and the rub for it and i cook it lol
what we do is we marinate the chicken for an hour in what ever you want to use we have used cider and juice with spices like garlic, onion and a little pepper.then he makes up his own dry rub which has all the good spices you like in it he uses garlis powder, onion powder,a little poultry seasoning ,cumin,chili powder or flakes,ginger. then when he has finished making the rub he makes enough for a few chickens so we don't have to make more, he has the chicken in the marinade he takes it out lets it drip a bit and then he rolls the chicken in the rub and puts it on the chicken holder after he puts all the marinade in the beer can which is put in the center of the roaster, then we put in the barbque and it doesn't take as long either cause you have the marinade also cooking the chicken from the inside I put a small piece of tinfoil over the neck area so it doesn't burn and helps keep the steam in, we also add smoking chips to the briquettes for added flavor.
Hope this isn't confusing lol let me know how it works for you.
here is a web page to check out it also has a basic rub recipe in it http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/beercanchicken.html
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jjken wrote:
I bought one of those beer can chicken holders for the smoker and honestly I can't tell the difference. Am I doing something wrong? how hard can it really be? jody
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